Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory

Skagit County, WA- An urban and small stream FLOOD ADVISORY has been issued which includes Southwestern Skagit  County. The complete statement from NWS Seattle is below…

Statement as of 2:23 PM PDT on August 14, 2015

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for…
northwestern King County in west central Washington…
southwestern Skagit County in northwestern Washington…
eastern Kitsap County in west central Washington…
Island County in northwestern Washington…
southeastern San Juan County in northwestern Washington…
western Snohomish County in west central Washington…
northeastern Jefferson County in northwestern Washington…

* until 415 PM PDT

* at 221 PM PDT…Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause Urban and Small Stream flooding in
the advisory area. Heavier showers could produce up to two inches
of rain.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Seattle…Bellevue…Everett…Kent…Marysville…Edmonds…
Bremerton…Mount Vernon…Oak Harbor…Arlington…Anacortes…
Port Townsend…Renton…Redmond…Kirkland…Lynnwood…Bothell…
Burien…Des Moines and Mukilteo.

Precautionary/preparedness actions…

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated…or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes.
It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.